Kohler Named Freedom Defensive Coordinator
December 13, 2013 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Trenton Freedom News Release
TRENTON, N.J. - Veteran coach Bob Kohler will direct the Trenton Freedom defense on head coach Kevin O'Hanlon's staff.
A veteran of 40 years of coaching, 37 at the college level, he is still on the Muhlenberg College football staff. Kohler has coached 11 All-Americans, scores of all-conference players, and in eight NCAA Division.III National Championship Tournaments and four Eastern Collegiate Conference Division III Bowls.
He has also coached four years of professional Indoor football, and last spring served as the head coach for the Lehigh Valley Storm minor-league club, with his team posting an 11-3 record and advancing to the national-championship game in Memphis. The Storm finished runner-up to perennial power the Oklahoma Thunder of the Gridiron Development Football League.
Kohler is an Allentown (Pa.) William Allen High School grad, where he played linebacker and guard, After high school, he spent four years in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era. After his military stint, Kohler attended Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University) He played four years for the Golden Bears as a linebacker, fullback and punter, serving as team captain and earning All-Conference acclaim.
Most recently, Kohler was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
"I am looking forward to an exciting beginning and renewal of Indoor Football in the Trenton area,'' said Kohler. "The Trenton Freedom brings an outstanding and community-oriented organization along with a quality team, one which I am sure the Trenton and surrounding areas will embrace, take pride in and be anxious to support for the long run."
The Freedom will open their inaugural PIFL season at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, hosting the Richmond Raiders. Both season and single-game tickets are available by calling 1-800-521-FREE (3373) or by going to http://www.trentonfreedom.com/tickets.html.
The club will also host its second open tryout Jan. 18, 2014, at the Sun National Bank Center. Information on registration is at http://www.trentonfreedom.com/tryouts.html.
Professional Indoor Football League Stories from December 13, 2013
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